[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 40, Volume 31] [Revised as of July 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 40CFR1508.16] [Page 895] TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER V--COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PART 1508_TERMINOLOGY AND INDEX--Table of Contents Sec. 1508.16 Lead agency. Lead agency means the agency or agencies preparing or having taken primary responsibility for preparing the environmental impact statement.